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Proof of Identity requirements

Requirements for proof of identity changed in 2015 because of the Vulnerable Children Act, and some teachers may not be familiar with what they need to do. Now principals are required to sight and verify the proof of identity of a teacher applying for a practising certificate or limited authority to teach.

Providing proof of identity helps prevent identity fraud. It’s also required by the NZ Police before we can submit your police vet.

An identity referee must verify your identity before you submit an application to us. Any of the following people can be an identity referee:

a school principal

an ECE centre manager

the head of an ITE programme.

Your identity referee does not have to be your employer - you can ask anyone who holds one of these roles to verify your identity.

Valid documents for verifying identity

You must show your identity referee one document from category A and one from category B. One document must be a form of photo ID. Both documents must be valid (i.e. not expired).

Category A: Primary identification document/record

Category B: Secondary identification document/record

New Zealand Passport

New Zealand driver's license

New Zealand Certificate of Identity issued under the Passports Act 1992 to Non-New Zealand citizens who cannot obtain a passport from their country of origin

18+ card

New Zealand Certificate of Identity (issued to people who have refugee status)

Community Services card

New Zealand Refugee Travel Document

Super Gold card

Emergency Travel Document

Veteran Super Gold card

New Zealand Firearm Licence

Inland Revenue number

Overseas Passport (with or without New Zealand Immigration visa/permit)